2017 Alps Tour Explained

Year:2017
Tour:Alps Tour
Regular Season:
No Of Events:16
Most Wins: Adri Arnaus (2)
Honor1:Order of Merit
Honoree1: Adri Arnaus
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 Alps Tour was the 17th season of the Alps Tour, a third-tier tour recognised by the European Tour.

Schedule

The following table lists official events during the 2017 season.[1]

Date Tournament Host country Purse
()
Winner OWGR
points
16 FebEin Bay OpenEgypt30,000 Julien Brun (1)4
22 FebRed Sea Little Venice OpenEgypt30,000 Lars van Meijel (1)4
6 MayAlps de Las CastillasSpain48,000 Sebastián García Rodríguez (1)4
20 MayGösser OpenAustria42,500 Lukas Nemecz (1)4
27 MayOpen Golf Clément Ader ParisFrance45,000 Ugo Coussaud (1)4
3 JunOpen de Saint François Region GuadeloupeGuadeloupe43,000 Thomas Elissalde (4)4
10 JunVillaverde OpenItaly40,000 Adri Arnaus (a) (1)4
16 JunOpen La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio BordoniItaly40,000 Marco Crespi (6)4
25 JunOpen International de la Mirabelle d'OrFrance45,000 Maxime Radureau (1)6
9 JulSaint Malo Golf OpenFrance45,000 Thomas Boulanger (a) (1)6
22 JulLignano OpenItaly40,000 Markus Habeler (1)4
2 SepCervino OpenItaly40,000 James Sharp (1)4
10 SepCitadelle Trophy InternationalFrance48,000 Edgar Catherine (a) (1)6
24 SepOpen AbruzzoItaly45,000 Guido Migliozzi (1)6
14 OctAlps de AndalucíaSpain48,000 Clemens Gaster (1)4
22 OctAlps Tour Grand FinalItaly45,000 Adri Arnaus (a) (2)6

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit was based on tournament results during the season, calculated using a points-based system.[2] The top five players on the Order of Merit (not otherwise exempt) earned status to play on the 2018 Challenge Tour.[3] [4]

PositionPlayerPointsStatus earned
1 Adri Arnaus (a)26,214Qualified for Challenge Tour (made cut in Q School)
2 Ugo Coussaud21,535Promoted to Challenge Tour
3 Antoine Rozner19,976
4 Lars van Meijel19,306
5 Robin Roussel18,551
6 Lukas Nemecz16,915
7 David Borda16,861
8 Jean-Baptiste Gonnet15,694
9 Alexandre Daydou15,303
10 Maxime Radureau14,453

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournament schedules 2001–2021 . Alps Tour . 3 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830173453/https://wp-alpstour.ocs-sport.com/factsheets/2022/File_1.pdf . 30 August 2022.
  2. Web site: 2017 Alps Tour Order of Merit . https://web.archive.org/web/20221008161542/https://info.alpstourgolf.com/tic/tmoom.cgi?oom=AT~imp=n~lspos=Y~dc=Y~bdlink=Y~season=2017~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ . 8 October 2022 . Alps Tour . 8 October 2022.
  3. Web site: McDonald finishes joint ninth, Young T24 in Alps Tour Grand Final . 22 October 2017 . Scottish Golf View . Colin . Farquharson . 7 April 2023 . The top five players on the Alps Tour Order of Merit after the Grand Final all receive Challenge Tour cards. Congratulations to Adria Arnaus of Spain, Ugo Coussaud and Antoine Rozner of France, Lars Van Meijel of the Netherlands and Robin Roussel of France who will all be playing on the Challenge Tour next season..
  4. Web site: Satellite stars: Adri Arnaus . European Tour . 25 January 2018 . 4 May 2023 . 2017 Alps Tour graduates: Adri Arnaus (Spain), Ugo Coussaud (France), Antoine Rozner (France), Lars van Meijel (Holland), Robin Roussel (France)..